occupancy
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Welltower spent more than $40 billion over the following six years to acquire tens of thousands of senior-housing units, while many rivals retreated when the pandemic caused senior-facility occupancy rates to plummet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
A potential stumbling block to the proposals was that Highland Council believed the barracks would need to be licensed as a house of multiple occupancy.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
The incremental dollars from rising occupancy are “crazy high margin significant.”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026
A healthy occupancy rate is typically 90% or higher.
From Barron's ● Jun. 20, 2026
It was in this manner that I discovered a room for immediate occupancy, in a house on a quiet street, the listing said, for eight dollars per week.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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Net absorption, a measure of new occupancies minus new vacancies, fell to 3.5 million square feet in 2025, down from a pandemic-era high of 4.8 million in 2021, according to Newmark.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026
“But we’re running pretty weak occupancies right now,” he added.
From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026
She said much of the available accommodation is in "houses of multiple occupancies with shared amenities", but "this position is reflected nationally".
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2025
Mr. Freitag said the lower hotel occupancies in some cities may reflect a lower return-to-office rate in those places, which reduces the ability to have in-person business meetings.
From New York Times ● Nov. 27, 2022
The story has a special historical interest, because it shows how very vague were the boundaries and the occupancies of the little wandering chieftains of this period.
From The Historic Thames by Belloc, Hilaire
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